Jesus Loves Tacos

Yes, tacos...
So, there's this sign at the end of our upstairs high school hallway that reads "Jesus Loves You." 

I find it really intriguing because:
1. It has been up for almost two years now.


2. People are apparently afraid to take it down.
3. It used to be yellow and now is completely white.

I wrote here about why I think no one dares take down the "Jesus" sign.

Now, though, two years after some well-meaning soul put it up, someone finally had the guts to graffiti on it.  I'm surprised it lasted that long.  Now it reads:

"Jesus Loves tacos."

Why doesn't anyone take it down now, then?  Are we so afraid to remove this piece of paper because somehow it is sacred?  We wouldn't go that far, but maybe we all feel a little bad if we were the one to remove the "Jesus Sign" (even if it does have the added taco comment). 

Oh, that we could be as gentle and honoring with the real image-bearers of God: the people around us.  Somehow it feels easier to malign the people in our own homes than to take down a sign that has outlived its usefulness.

How often we graffiti on the artwork of God's hands.  We speak sarcastically to our moms, drop f-bombs in a text to our girlfriend when we're mad, stretch the truth when we talk about people we don't like, flip off our little brother, lie to our teachers, or refuse to respond when someone asks a question and we're in 'a mood.' 

Don't we realize that this is much more hurtful to God, to others, and us than some funny guy who added "tacos" to the "Jesus Loves You" sign?